[Imc-uk-process] Re: [Imc-uk-video] video / file uploads report back from imc-uk ircmeeting, sunday 21 march 2004

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Hi

On Sun 21-Mar-2004 at 07:55:24PM -0000, kriptick wrote:
> 
> So can someone explain just why we have to have
> encrypted uploads for anything at all? 

It is so that people can post to the site without anyone
knowing what they are doing, for example some workplaces
log web usage, when a encrypted connecting is established
all the workplace sys admin will be able to log is the IP
address of the publishing server since everything else
will be encrypted.

> Just the multiplicity of threatening security warning
> messages that this causes everytime the publish page is
> entered & exited are downright intimidating for not very
> confident newbies. I seriously think that some people
> may be chickening out of publishing for the 1'st time
> when they're confronted with such technobollox.

Yeah... one thing the meeting today decided was that we
should get a cert from http://cacart.org/ -- this will
reduce the number of warnings somewhat, and get rid of
them altogether if people install the cacert root
certificate:

  http://www.cacert.org/index.php?id=16 

Chris